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Incident

FAA incident report · Arostr RX 8 · Louisville, KY · September 28, 2002

Date
September 28, 2002 · 18:40 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N91GB
Reported as
Arostr RX8
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total620 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that during takeoff, he became fixated on reaching declared target. Subsequently, he stated that he encountered possible false lift condition and settled into a parked car. No injuries to passengers, spectators or the pilot. Damage contained to only the parked car.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, HE BECAME FIXATED ON REACHING DECLARED TARGET. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED POSSIBLE FALSE LIFT CONDITION AND SETTLED INTO A PARKED CAR. NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS, SPECTATORS OR THE PILOT. DAMAGE CONTAINED TO ONLY THE PARKED CAR.